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by Grandma Roses - my avatar is my real dog on November 30th, 2005

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If a relic of Jesus Christ were found, say, hair or blood, would a DNA test show only his mother's DNA?

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  • by TulsaDavid on November 30th, 2005

    TulsaDavid

    This is an interesting question; definitely thought-provoking.

    Certainly God could have caused Mary to contribute all 46 chromosomes, but when God mainfested Himself in flesh as Jesus Christ, considering that He created mankind, He also most certainly could have "created" an ideal 23 chromosomes to match up with Mary's. The latter is far more preferred in my opinion.

    It takes 23 chromosomes from two people to "conceive", hence it seems more probable that God Himself supplied 23 chromosomes, specifically that His Word (the Logos) became the 23 chromosomes required to cause a conception, to match up with Mary's 23 chromosomes, which properly establishes her as His mother.

    This gives interesting light and explanation to the words "only begotten", which in the Greek is the word "monogenes". "Mono" means "unique" or "only", and "genes" means "origin" or "becoming". It is also the root of our modern words gene and genetics. If we accept the idea that God knew how language would develop, and understands the science, then it does no disservice to consider that monogenes may be understood as signifying "unique genes." Jesus Christ is unique. He alone originated by the combination of the 23 chromosomes of a human seed with 23 chromosomes which was the Logos become flesh.

    Thank you for this question. There is a dynamic behind this that is refreshing and exciting.

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    • Besides which, Mary would not have carried the Y-cromosome required to make Jesus a man.

      Glenn Blaylock

      by Glenn Blaylock on December 3rd, 2005

    • Interesting theory!

      Anonymous

      by Anonymous on December 9th, 2005

    • Interesting discussion...

      Thom64

      by Thom64 on December 9th, 2005

    • Great answer! and one of the best questions I've seen anywhere. Good job! to both the asker and answerer!

      Jodie44

      by Jodie44 on December 9th, 2005

    • It would be interesting what would constitute an "ideal" 23 chromosomes. Wouldn't that depend on the environment? Also, aren't some genes sort of neutral, like some genes that code for racial characteristics like pigment?

      Here's another question: hypothetically, what would Eve's genes have been like? She was created from one of Adam's ribs.

      MvL

      by MvL on August 8th, 2010

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